Shonna Seddon Anatomy & Physiology II December 3‚ 2011 Heart & Lungs The heart and lungs are two separate organs‚ but are “intimately connected” for the proper function of a healthy body. With the function and purpose of both organs‚ one cannot work without the other. The lungs inhale oxygen‚ and then exhale the carbon dioxide and other wastes out of the body. With the heart‚ it pumps blood through the lungs to pick up the oxygen and deposit the waste from traveling through the
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million Americans suffer a heart attack every year‚ and almost half a million die‚ according to the American Heart Association. A heart attack often is the first symptom of coronary artery disease. The blockage usually is caused by atherosclerosis‚ the build-up of plaque in the artery walls‚ and/or by a blood clot in a coronary artery. A slow buildup of this plaque may almost block one of your coronary arteries. The cause of the heart is not always known. Heart attacks may occur when you are
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Cardiovascular System Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a collective term for various diseases of the heart and blood vessels. The leading cause of death in the United States because it affects nearly 83 million Americans. This disease is due to the way of our life mostly. Millions of Americans smoke‚ are overweight‚ have uncontrolled high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels‚ and they don’t even know the signs of CVD. Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can be changed are tobacco‚
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Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that causes swelling and inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). It also affect the mucous membranes‚ lymph nodes‚ skin‚ and the heart. It is important to treat Kawasaki disease as soon as possible to help prevent lasting damage. CAUSES The cause is not known. RISK FACTORS • Being under five years old. • Being of Asian descent. • Being a boy. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Symptoms for Kawasaki disease occur in phases. The first phase includes
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Running head: Heart Attack Heart attack: sudden illness Ridhima Katyal First Aid and CPR (HNES 210) December 6‚ 2008 North Dakota State University A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart muscle itself — the myocardium
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The term “heart failure” sounds as if the heart has already failed. This can increase a person’s anxiety especially in the aging population that is a targeted community for this disease assuming that the failure is equivalent to death. Heart failure is actually the decline in the hearts ability to sufficiently pump oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Many people can live with heart failure and are able to manage it through lifestyle changes‚ prescribed medication compliance‚ and regular physician
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killer." People who have high blood pressure typically don’t know it until their blood pressure is measured. They are: headache‚ dizziness‚ blurred vision‚ nausea and vomiting‚ chest pain and shortness of breath. Commonly seen in hypertension: heart attack‚ heart failure stroke or transient ischemic attack‚ kidney failure‚ and eye damage with vision loss What are symptoms of Hypertension? High blood pressure usually causes no symptoms and high blood pressure often is labeled "the silent killer."
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Alzheimer’s Disease By Anne O’Dell 8/10/2014 Alzheimer’s Disease & Associated Alterations uAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease that attacks the brain. It is the most common form of Dementia which is the general term for a decline in mental ability serve enough to interfere with daily life (Poole Arcangelo & Peterson‚ 2013). uAlzheimer ’s is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. uCauses a gradual‚ irreversible loss of memory and cognitive function (Poole Arcangelo & Peterson‚ 2013). uProgression
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Kawasaki disease Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; Infantile polyarteritis Last reviewed: June 20‚ 2011. Kawasaki disease is a rare condition in children that involves inflammation of the blood vessels. Causes‚ incidence‚ and risk factors Kawasaki disease occurs most frequently in Japan‚ where the disease was first discovered. In the United States‚ after congenital heart defects‚ Kawasaki disease is the leading cause of heart disease in children. Most of these patients are younger than age
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States have heart attacks and almost half of them die. Even though heart attacks isn’t the end of a person’s life‚ people can still live an active‚ productive life after a heart attack‚ because people can live healthier lives and people can go about doing things like before. This disease will take you by surprise all of a sudden. It may be surprising that while many women believe breast cancer is most threatening to them‚ it is a fact that they are eight times more likely to die of a heart attack. There
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